Yes. If the company had shut down during the first year of the dispute, workers would have been entitled to the number of benefit weeks equivalent to the period during which they worked. This dispute lasted more than 52 weeks. In the case of the prisoners, it was 104 weeks, I believe; they already have that right. Here we are saying that, in the event of a dispute, entitlement begins as soon as there is a dispute. Entitlement begins as soon as the company shuts down, in relation to the beginning of the labour dispute. It is as if the workers had been laid off the day before.
On May 3rd, 2010. See this statement in context.